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| a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction |
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| a substance that forms in a chemical reaction |
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| the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds |
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| a chemical reaction on which heat is released to the surroundings |
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| a chemical reaction that requires heat |
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| a reaction in which substances combine to form a new compound |
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| a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler reactions |
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| the process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction, such as the decomposition of water |
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| the oxidation reaction of an organic reaction, in which heat is released |
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| single-displacement reaction |
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| a reaction in which one element or radical takes place of another or radical in a compound |
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| double-displacement reaction |
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| a reaction in which a gas, a solid precipitate, or a molecule compound forms from the apparent exchange of atoms or ions between two compounds |
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| oxidation-reduction reaction |
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| any chemical change in which one species is oxidatized (loses electrons) and another species is reduced (gains electrons); also called redux reaction |
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| an organic group that has one or more electrons available for bonding |
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| a representation of a chemical equation that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants |
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| the relative number of moles of the substances required to produce a given amount of product in a chemical reaction |
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| a substance that changes the rate of a chemical equation without being consumed or changed significantly |
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| a type of protein that speeds up metabolic reactions in plants and animals without being permanently changed or destroyed |
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| the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enyzymes |
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| a state of balance in which the rate of a forward reaction equals the rate of a reverse reaction and the concentration of products and reactants remain unchanged |
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